HP970 and USB problem

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Dear all -

Ages ago, I had great trouble installing my Deskjet 970 on a usb port,
but I finally managed it.

I had to uninstall it recently, fool that I am, and now it will not
reinstall.

I downloaded scr_970.exe from the HP website which is supposed to
'scrub' all entries from the registry. I also download the latest driver
from the HP website (ver 4.3). Also, I've done the obvious things like
deleted all reference to the 970 in the printers folder, system/devices.
etc. No good.

When I run the downloaded exe driver file, it gets as far as telling me
to plug in my cable, which I do. Then it keeps telling me it can't find
the printer. I know the usb port works because I've tried other kit on
it, and it worked before.

I've tried going round the program by using add printer in the printers
folder, but that's no good, because I can't direct it anywhere when it
says 'have disk'. That's because the downloaded driver file hasn't
unpacked all the files yet, and won't until it finds a printer!
Catch 22.

I've tried all the obvious things, ensuring that relevant software and
hardware is all deleted. Days of wasted work.

HELP!

TIA

Tony